Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,656 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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(1851) Sojourner Truth “Ar’nt I a Woman?“
Alton Adams, 1922
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Alton Augustus Adams, Sr. (1889-1987)
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James DePreist (1936-2013)
Frederick Douglass
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(1863) Frederick Douglass, Men of Color, To Arms!

Explore Global African History

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Timbuktu (ca. 1100- )
Maxine Case
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Maxine Case (n.d.)
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The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada’s Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912
Regis Korchinski-Paquet
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Regis Korchinski-Paquet (1990-2020)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

African in Golconda, India, 17th century
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Islam and the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World
Members of the Southern Negro Youth Congress meet with Idaho Senator Glen Taylor, 1947
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The Southern Negro Youth Congress: A Participant Recalls Its Past
Al Smith, Sr., MOHAI opening of Jazz on the Spot, October 15, 1993
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A Successful Decision-Making Strategy for Choosing Where to Donate Your Historical Memorabilia
Migrant Mother Holds Her Baby, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1940
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In Praise of Mayme Clayton: Images of the African American West

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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